Wade Baxter teaches AP chemistry, AP environmental science, and physics at Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, Colorado. He received a BA in chemistry from Carleton College, and both an MS and PhD in chemistry from Northwestern University. He has also taught high school in upstate New York and near San Diego, California. When not teaching, writing, or coaching volleyball, Wade enjoys running, playing basketball, and trying to climb all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains